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Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
for Seri SetiaIncumbent Assumed office
March 8, 2008Preceded by Seripah Noli (UMNO - Barisan Nasional) Personal details Political party Parti Keadilan Rakyat - Pakatan Rakyat Occupation State assemblyman Website Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (born January 12, 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian politician and currently serves as the State Assemblyman for Seri Setia in Selangor.
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Early life
He grew up in the suburb of Petaling Jaya. He received his education at La Salle in Kuala Lumpur before being admitted into the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. After graduating from MCKK he underwent a preparatory program at Kolej Yayasan UEM where he was the Student Council President under Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) scholarship. Upon completion of his A-levels in KYUEM he was admitted into King's College London to read law.
In the United Kingdom, he became active in his college's Labour Student Society and the Federation of Students Islamic Societies (FOSIS). Among the Malaysian students in the UK he was also secretary of the Malaysian Law Students Union and vice chairman of the Malaysian Students Executive Council UKEC.
Upon his return to Malaysia, he served his bond with PNB for almost a year before resigning to concentrate on his political career. He repaid PNB for the scholarship.
He has written articles for a number of publication such as the Sinar Harian, Asia Times, Aliran, Malaysiakini, Education Quarterly and The Sun. He has columns called in the Edge, Sinar Harian and The Malaysian Insider.
In 2009 Marshall Cavendish published his book Moving Forward: Malays for the 21st Century. It was also published in Malay as Mendepani Zaman: Melayu untuk Abad ke-21. In 2011, he published Coming of Age: A Decade of Essays 2001-2011.
He has also spoken at various institutions including Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; Cambridge University; the School of Oriental and African Studies; Oxford University; Warwick University; the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore; the International Islamic University Malaysia; the University of Malaya; Universiti Selangor; Nanyang Siang Pau and the Asian Strategic Leadership Institute.
He started his website when in 1997 and a blog in 2001. He also founded SuaraAnum.com, a now-defunct web magazine for young Malaysians.
Political career
After serving as an assistant to Anwar Ibrahim, he was nominated by Parti Keadilan Rakyat to contest the Seri Setia state seat in Selangor for the 2008 Malaysian general election. On polling day, Nik Nazmi won by a majority of 2,863 votes, defeating the incumbent Seripah Noli Syed Hussin who had won an 11,141 vote majority in the previous election.[1] Nik Nazmi was the youngest candidate to contest a seat in the 2008 election.[2]
He was the political secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to June 2010.
Nik Nazmi was appointed as Communications Director of Parti Keadilan Rakyat in August 2010.
References
- ^ "Keputusan Rasmi Seri Setia" (in Malay). http://www.niknazmi.com/wordpress/?p=709. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "2008 polls - interesting facts". Malaysiakini. 2008-03-10. http://malaysiakini.com/news/79575. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
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Categories:- Living people
- Malaysian politicians
- Alumni of King's College London
- 1982 births
- People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
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